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to a pyramid, but continually escaping from it with its sweeping, 

 curling growth. Fruit large and beautiful, oblong, curved pyri- 

 form ; stem long, curving to the smaller side, set in a slight de- 

 pression with a shoulder on the larger side ; a rich, clear yellow 

 when ripe; cheek marked with russet spots; flesh a little irregular 

 in quality, but usually buttery, melting to a remarkable degree 

 with a delicious sugary, sparkling flavor. Does not succeed on 

 Quince. Season, first to middle of October. 



Napoleon. 



Modaille, | Eoi de Eome, 



Sucree Douce, | Toire Liard. 



SEPTEMBEE AKD OCTOBEE. 



This beautiful and delicious pear has only in few instances 

 sustained its European reputation in this country. It has not 

 generally succeeeded on the Quince ; on the Pear it is a beautiful 

 and vigorous grower. From observation, I conclude that strong, 

 rich clay soils are best suited to it. and that it does only moderately 

 well on light or porous ones. Its foliage is peculiarly beautiful, 

 having large glossy leaves like the lemon tree. 



Fruit, medium to large size, with very smooth, clear, green skin, 

 ripening to a pale clouded yellow. Stem, stoutish and rather 

 short, set in a slight depression; calyx in a broad shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, melting, being but little more than so much sprightly 

 vinous juice when perfect. Many cultivators are confident that 

 the older trees will quite uniformly bring the fruit to perfection, 

 with proper care in ripening. 



It is certainly, when in perfection, one of the highest flavored 

 pears, containing, as has been said, so great an abundance of de- 

 licious juice. Its most serious defects are, the small size it attains 

 in unfavorable soils, and the occasional spotting and cankering 

 characteristic of the "White Doyenne. 



It has the same thin smooth skin, as the latter pear — a peculiar- 

 ity of tho.se pears which canker. 



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